Lasting machine



March 5, 1935. w. T. B. ROBERTS LASTING MACHINE Filed A ril 6, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Avg/W05;

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March 5, 1935. w. T. B. ROBERTS LASTING MACHINE Filed April 6, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i w w Q v N. TMM gm M Q g N 1 n I a H w w w Z. 2 a w 2 2 w M e W 2 M a q i o Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES 1,993,117 LASTllNG MACHINE William Thomas Buckingham Roberts, Leicester,

England, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application April it, 1934, Serial No. 719,349 In Great Britain April 24, 1933' 65 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and more particularly to machines for lasting the toe ends of shoes. The invention is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine designed especially for use in lasting shoes of a typein which the insole or other shoe bottom part over which the margin of the upper is lasted (hereinafter frequently referred to as the sole) has a lip on its outer face, such as most welt shoes, but it is to be understood that in various novel aspects the invention is not limited to a machine for'operating on shoes of that particular character. It is further to be understood that while the machine B herein shown is so constructed that the lasting operations are performed by the operator, as distinguished from a machine operated by power, E118 invention is not thus limited in its applicaility.

Among its objects, the invention has particularly in View the provision of means such as to afford insurance that each shoe will be properly positioned relatively to the toe-lasting means, without the necessity for any special care on the part of the operator, and also the provision of means whereby each shoe may be quickly and conveniently secured or clamped in the proper position. For lasting the toe the machine herein shown has toe-embracing Wipers which wipe the upper first heightwise of the toe and then inwardly over the shoe bottom; and for positioning each shoe in proper relation to the wipers there is provided a device which is fixed against movement in directions heightwise of the shoe and in contact with which the operator places the bottom of the toe end of the shoe in presenting the shoe to the machine, this device being so constructed and arranged that by engagement with the sole in locations substantially at the end and the sides of the toe it positionsthe shoe with the bottom of its toe end in substantially parallel re.- lation to the plane of the wipers and thus eliminates any necessity for tipping the wipers to adjust them to different shoes. This positioning device, as herein illustrated, is further so constructed as to position eachshoe lengthwise and laterally in a definite relation thereto by engaging the inner face of the lip of the sole at the end and the sides of the toe. For clamping and holding the shoe thus positioned the machine herein shown is further provided with a toe rest and a heel rest and with convenient means for moving them quickly into clamping relation to the shoe, this means including a toggle which is straightened by the operator and serves in its straightened condition to maintain the toe and heel re ts auto a c y in their clamping positions. 'As further illustrated, the construction is such'that through the straightening of the togglethe toe rest is moved into clamping position before the heel rest. The shoe-positioning device and the toe rest and heel 5 rest thus comprise parts of a shoe holder or jack which positions and holds the shoe-for the lasting operation. r t

In accordance with a further feature of the invention, the above-mentioned shoe holder or jack 1 is movable in directions lengthwise 0f the shoe so that the shoe may be mounted thereon in a position well away from the toe-lasting means, and mechanism is provided for imparting 'to it a predetermined movement to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means. "Conveniently the construction shown is such that this shoe-presenting movement of the shoe holder is effected simultaneously with the clamping of the shoe in the manner above described through movement of a member or lever by which both the shoe holder and the clamping means are operated, the movement of the shoe holder being eiiected by straight ening atoggle which serves thereafter automatically to maintain it in its shoe -presenting position. In order that the Wipers may operatewiththe best results at both'sides of the toe under all conditions, provisionis further afforded for relative movements of the shoe and the wipers in directions laterally of the shoe in the lasting operation so that the pressures of the wipers on the opposite sides of the toe are substantially equalized. For this purpose the construction shown is such that the shoe holder is free to move with the shoe thereon about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe and located substantially at the end of the toe in response to pressure of the wipers on one side or the other of the toe, and the wipers themselves are further so controlled that they may swing as a unit in one direction or the other laterally oi the shoe in response to pressure'oi one side or the other of the toe thereon. r

The invention further provides novel means for limiting the relative movement of. the shoe and the wipers whereby the upper is wiped heightwise of the toe, thus insuring at the end of this operation a proper relation between the wipers and the shoe for wiping the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom without the neces sity for any special care on the part of the operator in controlling the wipers. This" avoids any danger, on the onehand, of displacing the margin of the sole-ii the wipers are too close tothe bottom of the last at the beginning ofthe overwipmgoperation and, on the other hand, of

partial loss of control of the upper if the relative upwiping movement is continued too far. In the construction herein shown this limiting means stops the upward movement of the wipers positively when they are in proper position to begin the overwiping operation, and is soconstructed as tobe readily displace'able topermit a further short upward movement of the wipers to relax their pressure on the upper after the overwiping operation so that a toe binder wire may be readily applied between the wiping faces of the wipers and the upper, additional limiting means being provided for stopping such further movement of the wipers while they are still in control of the upper. It will be evident that such limiting means increases the facility and speed with which the machine may be operated,

while contributing to the best results in the lasting of the toe.

The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying drawings claims. 7

-In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a machine in which the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, with parts in section; V

Fig. 3 is a view in left-hand and elevation of certain parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and

Fig. 4showscertain parts in verticalsection in a central plane extending lengthwise of the last and shoe.

The machine shown comprises a. base casting 1- having on its upper end a head casting 3. Mounted in a vertical bore in the left-hand end of the head casting 3 is a vertically movable member 5 which carries at its upper end a boxlike holder 7 for a pair of toe-embracing wipers 9. These wipers are mounted on horizontally movable wiper carriers 11 (Fig. 2) the inner edges of which are slotted at 13 to embrace the outer edges of the wipers, and the wipers are secured to the wiper carriers by vertical pins 15 which extend through holes in the carriers'and the wipers. The wipers are released by removal of these pins to permit different wipers to be substituted when desired or to permit the same wipers to be inverted for use on both right and left shoes. The wiper carriers 11 are provided with cam slots 17 in which are mounted rolls 19 rotatable on vertical studs fixed on the holder 7, so that as the wipers are. advanced bodily lengthwise of the shoe they are swung or .closed laterally of the shoe. The wiper carriers are connected by horizontal links 21 to a cross-bar 23 mounted on one end of a horizontal rod 25. To the other end of this rod there is connected by a link 27 a wiper-operating hand lever 29 which is pivotally mounted at its rear end on a fixed vertical pin 31 on the member 5. The holder 7 has a cylindrical sleeve 33 extending into a transverse horizontal bore in the upper end of the member 5, and this sleeve is held against turning movement by a screw 35 the lower conical end of which extends into a recess in the sleeve, the wipers 9 being thereby maintained always in a horizontal plane. The wiper-operating rod is movable lengthwise in a. bore in the sleeve 33. r

From the foregoing description it will 'be understood that by movement of the hand lever 29 toward the right (Fig. l) the wipers are ad? and pointed out in the vanced lengthwise of the shoe and are also closed laterally of the shoe, and that by reverse movement of the hand lever the wipers are withdrawn from over the shoe bottom. In order to support the wiper carriers 11 against outward thrust exerted on them by resistance of the work, there are provided in the holder 7 adjustable wedge-shaped members 37 which contact with the outer curved edges of the wiper carriers, these members being secured in place by means which permits their adjustment in directions lengthwise of the shoe. There is further associated with the hand lever 29 means for' retaining the wipers in advanced and closed positions if the operator desires, comprising a friction pawl 39 loosely mounted on the lower side of the hand lever and arranged to engage to hold the hand lever against movement toward the left (Fig. 1). Pivoted on the lever 29 is a hand grip 45 which at its rear end engages and operates a short pivoted lever 47 arranged to control the pawl 39. It will be understood that when the hand grip 45 is pressed toward the lever 29 by the operator the lever 47 swings the pawl 39 against the resistance of the spring 43 to release it from the bar 41 and thus to permit the hand lever to be swung toward the left to withdraw the wipers from over the shoe bottom. Such movement of the hand lever toward the left is limited by an adjustable stop screw 48 on the left-hand end of the bar 41.

The machine is further provided with means constructed and arranged to position and hold each shoe in proper relation to the wipers for the toe-lasting operation without the necessity for any special care on the part of the operator in presenting the shoe. This means comprises a sole-engaging plate 49 which always occupies a fixed position heightwise of the machine, a toe rest or support 51 which is lifted to clamp the toe end ofthe shoe against the plate 49 and a heelend abutment or heel rest 53 which is movable into clamping engagement with the heel end of the shoe to support the shoe against the heelward thrust of the toe wipers. The plate 49 is secured to the left-hand end of a horizontal rigid shank or stem 55 the right-hand end portion of which is mounted on a horizontal guideway formed in an overhanging arm 57 of a jack device hereinafter described and is held fast on this arm by a vertical screw 59. The sole-engaging plate 49 comprises a rigid member curved in plan sirnilarly to the curvature of the lip of the toe-end portion of a welt shoe insole and dished vertically to present a depending rim 61 the lower edge of which lies in a horizontal plane and is arranged to bear against the body of the insole adiacent to the lip, the outer edge of the rim 61 being arranged to fit closely against the inner side of the lip and to support the lip against inward pressure in the overwiping operation of the toe wipers. Since the lower edge of the rim 61 lies, as above stated, in a horizontal plane parallel to the plane of the toe wipers, insurance is afforded that the margin or feather of the toe end of the insole of a shoe clamped against the plate 49 by the toe rest 51 will, except for negligible small'variations due to slight lengthwise and transverse curvatures of the shoe bottom, also liein a plane parallel to the plane of the wipers. Since, moreover, the rim 61 engages the inner side of the insole lip at the end and the sides of the toe, the shoe is positioned lengthwise and laterally in a definite relation to the plate 49 which thus serves in other respects to locate the shoe properly for the toe-lasting operation, as will be more clearly evident hereinafter. The plate 49 is detachably secured to the member 55 in such manner that it may be quickly and easily removed to permit plates of different shapes or sizes to be substituted for shoes of different shapes or sizes. For this purpose there is formed on the right-hand end of the plate a horizontal tongue 65 extending into an undercut groove in the member 55, and the plate is clamped firmly in position by a threaded bolt 69.

The previously mentioned jack device comprises a substantially U-shaped casting 71 having a hollow lower arm 73 arranged to extend.

horizontally in directions lengthwise of the shoe and a short upwardly extending curved arm '75 joined at its upper end to the previously mentioned overhanging arm '7. The arm 57 is shorter than the lower arm 73 and extends in substantially parallel relation to the lower arm. The cast ng '71 is mounted on a vertical pivot pin 77 secured in a member hereinafter referred to, this pin extending upwardly through a bearing in the left-hand end of the arm '73 of the casting. The lengths of the upper and lower arms 57 and 73 and of the shank member 55 on the upper arm are such that the toe end face of a shoe clamped against the insole-engaging plate 49 in the manner hereinbefore described lies substantially over the vertical pivot pin 7'7 on which the jack casting 71 is mounted, this pivot pin being substantially in vertical alinement with the meeting point of the toe wipers 9 as the wipers begin to advance over the toe end of the shoe. t

The previously mentioned toe rest 51 comprises a rubber block which is free to swivel about an axis extending lengthwise of'the shoe to accommodate itself to the contour of each shoe, the block being mounted directly beneaththe insoleengaging plate 49 in an arcuate 'guideway on theupper end of a vertically movable plunger '79 mounted in a bearing in the arm '73. The plunger '79 is pivotally connected at its lower end to the left-hand end of a substantially horizontal floating lever 81 which is housed in the hollow arm Band has pivoted to its rig t-l1and end the lower end of ashort link 83. The upper end of the link 83 is pivotally connected to therighthand end ofa short arm of a bell-crank lever 85 which is pivotally mounted on a pin 87 secured to the casting 71. An upwardly extending arm 89 of. the bell-crank lever 85 extends into a slot 91 formed in a horizontal rod 93 which supports the heel rest 53, this rod being movable in directions lengthwise of the shoe in bearings formed in the upwardly extending arm 75; The heel rest 53, supported at the left-hand end of the, rod 93, comprises a platehaving a heightwise curvature similar to that of the heel-end faceof a shoe, and is arranged to engage the heel end of a shoe clamped against the plate 49 by the toe rest 51 to assist in holding the shoe against lengthwise movement in response to pressure of the wipers thereon and also against swinging movement relatively to the plate 49 in a vertical or a horizontal plane. The heel rest 53 is formed on the left-hand end of a supporting stem 95 which extends into a bore formed axially in the rod 93, this stem being threaded at its right-hand end in a rotatable sleeve 97 also housed in the bore in the rod 93. The sleeve 97 is held against movement'along the bore in the rod 93 by a shouldered collar 99 secured in the right-hand end of the rod, this collar bearing at its left-hand end against a shoulder on the sleeve and at its right-hand end against a hand wheel 101 fast on a reduced end portion of the sleeve. The sleeve 97 may, therefore, be turned by the hand wheel 101 to adjust the heel rest 53 relatively to the rod 93 in directions lengthwise of the shoe for properly supporting shoes of different sizes. To prevent the heel rest and its stem 95 from turning, the stem carries a depending pin 103 which liesin a slot formed in the rod 93 and extending lengthwise of the rod.

The floating lever 81, to opposite ends of which the toe rest 51 and the heel rest 53 are connected as above described, is operated to cause thetoe rest and the heel rest to move'successively into engagement with a shoeheldinposition against the insole-engaging plate, 49 by the operator. For this purpose there is provided a lever 105 mounted in the hollow arm 73 beneath thefioating lever 81 on a fixed pivot pin 107. On the.lefthand end of the lever 105 is *a short rearwardly extending pin 109 which carries a roll 111 lying in a slot formed between the lower face of the left-hand end portion of thelever 81 and a hook or finger 113 projecting downwardly and to the right on this lever. A bell-crank lever 115 is pivoted at 116 on the right-hand end of the lever 105, this bell-crank leverhaving a bifurcated upwardly extending arm 117 pivotally connected to the lower ends of links 119 the upper ends of which are pivotally mounted on a fixed pin 121 on the arm 75. It will accordingly be evident that the arm 117 and the links 119 constitute a toggle connection between the arm 75 and the lever 105; A substantially horizontal arm 123 of the bellcrank lever 115 is formed to provide a handle 125 whereby the operator depresses thearm 123 from an upwardly extending position into the substantially horizontal position in which it is-shown in Fig. 1 in jacking or clamping the shoe, the toggle members 117 and 119 swinging to the right in this operation until the toggle is substantially straight. It will be evident that as the toggle is thus straightened the right-hand end of the lever 105 is depressed and its left-hand end which car,-

ries the roll 111 is raised, the roll acting first to swing the floating lever 81 upwardly about its pivotal connection with the link 83 and thus to raise the toe rest 51 into contact with the shoe, since the roll engages the left-hand end portion of the lever 81. The right-hand end of the lever 81 is further prevented from rising until the toe rest 51 has engaged theshoe by a spring 12'? connected at one end to the bell-crank lever 85 which controls the heel rest 53 and 'at its other end to a hook on the lever 105 near the fulcrum of the lever. It will be evident that the spring 127 tends to maintain the heel rest 53 in an inoperative position away from the shoe and is subjected to a somewhat increased tension as the lever 105 is swung as above described to raise the toe rest. When further upward movement of the toe rest 51 is prevented by the shoe, and after it has been pressed hard against the shoe, continued movement-of the lever 105 causes the floating lever 81 to swing upwardly about the pivotal connection of its left-hand end with the plunger '79 and thus to swing the bell-crank lever 85 against the resistance of the spring 127to operate the rod 93 and force the heel rest 53 into firm engagement with the shoe. It will be understood that the toe rest 51 and the heel rest 53 accommodate themselves to each shoe whatever may be its size or style and that the farther the arm 123 is 'depressed before fully straightening the toggle 117, 119 the more firmly the shoe is gripped between the plate 49 and the toe rest 51 and the more firmly the abutment 53 is forced against the shoe, the pressure of the toe rest against the shoe being increased as the shoe opposes resistance to the movement of the heel rest. The shoe is thus clamped andheld firmly against tipping lengthwise or laterally in a vertical plane, against swinging in a horizontal plane relatively to the plate 49 and against bodily lengthwise and lateral movements relatively to thisplate; It will be understood that for operating upon shoes of substantially different lengths the heel rest 53 will be adjusted by rotation of the hand wheel 101 as hereinbefore described, so that each shoe will be clamped and held with adequate pressure by the straightening of the toggle 117, '119; In its straightened condition the toggle maintains the toe and heel rests automatically in their clamping positions. 7

To relieve the above described mechanism of the strain of holding-the heel'rest 53 against the pressure of the shoe thereon when the toe wipers are operated, there is provided a pawl and ratchet device comprising a'pair of pawls 129 mounted on a fixed pin 131 in the casting 71. These pawls are urged downwardly about the pin'by springs 133 to maintain their lower ends in engagement with fine ratchet teeth 135 formed on the upper face of the rod 93. Thepawls thus serve to lock the heel rest 53 positively against reverse movement. In order to raise the pawls 129 and thus to release the rod 93 when the arm 123 is raised to release the shoe, a small pawl-releasing arm 137 is freely pivoted on the pin 13]. and this arm carries a forwardly extending pin 139 arranged to engage upstanding fingers 141 on the pawls when the arm is swung to the right (Fig. 1) and thus to lift the pawls from the ratchet teeth 135. For swinging the arm 137 thus to the right there is provided a downwardly extending rod 143 which is connected at its upper end'to the arm and is slidingly mounted in a lug 145 formed on the casting 71. positionedover an abutment147 which is connected to the lever 105 and extends to the'right ofthe pivot 107 of the lever. When the arm 123 is raised from its horizontal position the toe rest 51 is first lowered from engagement with the shoe, and when it is well clear of the shoe the abutment 147 strikes the lower end of the rod 143 and by lifting the rod swings the arm 137 to withdraw the pawls 129 from the ratchet teeth 135, thus permitting the spring 127 to withdraw the heel rest 53 from the heel end of the shoe.

In order to provide ample room for the quick presentation of the work by the operator in the position determined by the insole-engaging plate 49,1the construction shown is such'that this plate and other parts of the shoe holder or jack are positioned initially farther to the right than shown in Fig. 1, so that the plate 49 1s spaced a considerable distance from the toe-lasting means, and the shoe holder is moved with each shoe toward the left to present the shoe to the wipers. For this purpose the member hereinbe- {are referred to as carrying the vertical pivot pin 77 on which the jack casting 71 is mounted comprises a carriage 149 movable rectilinearly in The lower end of the rod 143 is directions lengthwise of the shoe along a guideway 153 on the head 3, the carriage being provided with rolls 151 which rest on the guideway. In order to save the operators time and also to insure that each shoe will be properly positioned lengthwise relatively to the toe wipers, there is provided means for imparting to the carriage 149 a movement of definite extent so as to bring the toe-end face of every shoe of the same size and style to the same position without special care on the part of the operator, this means being controlled by the same handle 125 whereby the jacking of the shoe is effected as hereinbefore described. Pivotally connected at 154 to the arm 123 are two rods 155, one on each side of the machine, these rods being pivotally mounted at their left-hand ends on horizontal studs 157 projecting from an upright pivot pin 159 which is free to turn in an upstanding lever 161. The lever 161 is mounted at its lower end on a fixed pivot pin 163 for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe, and its rounded upper end is positioned in an annular groove formed in a sleeve 165 which is threaded on a fixed stud 167 mounted in the head casting 3. Before a shoe is presented to the machine the arm 123 extends upwardly from its pivot 116 in a more or less vertical direction, as hereinbefare explained, and as the armis moved to this position in unjacking a shoe previously operated upon the rods are swung upwardly by the arm about the axesof the studs 157 and the arm 123 swings about its pivotal connection 154 with the rods. Through the arm 123, therefore, a pull toward the right is exerted on the lever 105 and consequently on the jack casting 71 on which this lever is pivoted, so that the jack and the shoe are carried away from the toe-lasting mechanism at the same time that the shoe is unjacked by the breaking of the toggle .11 7, 119 and the raising of the right-hand end of the lever 105. When the arm 123, on the other hand, is swung downwardly into the substantially horizontal position in which it is shown in Fig. 1 to jack a shoe by the straightening of the toggle 117, 119, the arm swings about its pivotal connec- 11011154 with the rods 155 and thereby forces the jack toward the left as the rods 155 are swung downwardly into substantially horizontal positions. Thus a single movement of the arm 123 in a downward direction serves both to clamp or jack the shoe by movements of the toe rest 51 and the heel rest 53 and also to move the jack toward the left to carry the toe-end face of the shoe to a predetermined position relatively to the toe-lasting mechanism. It will be evident that the arm 123 of the bell-crank lever 115 and the rods 155 act as an inverted toggle to impart such movement to the jack, and since the shoe is jacked or clamped also by a toggle consisting of the members 117 and 119, but little force is required to manipulate the arm 123 and accordingly the operator is enabled to use the machine without undue fatigue.

To limit downward movement of the arm 123 the right-hand end of the lever 105 is provided with an abutment 169 arranged to contact with the lower face of the arm when the arm arrives at a substantially horizontal position. It will be understood that when the arm'is in this position the toggles 117, 119 and 123, 155 are in straightened condition, the toggle 123, 155 accordingly maintaining the jack in the position to which it was moved. It will also be understood that'by the straightening of the toggle 123, 155 the jack is moved each time to the same position so that the toe-end faces of all shoes of the same size and: style'mounted on the jack are located in the same position; It may be desiredin operating on shoes of different sizes or styles, to vary the position to which the jack is thus moved, and for this purpose the threaded sleeve 165 which controlsthe lever 161 supporting the left-hand ends of the rods 155 may be adjusted along the stud 167 to adjust the rods and the jack in directions lengthwise of the shoe.

For better insurance of equalization of the pressures of the wipers laterally of the shoe at both sides of the toe under all conditions, the jack casting 71 is freely movable with the shoe about the axis of the pivot pin 77 in response to pressure of the wipers on one side or the other of the toe in the lasting operation. To facilitate such movement of the jack casting, there is provided on the jack carriage 149 a roll 173 upon which the lower face of the casting 71 rests, as illustrated in Fig. 1. which the rods 155 are connected is freely rotatable in the lever 161, these rods are permitted to swing with the jack casting when the latter swings about the pin 7'7.

The toe wipers 9 occupy initially a positionconsiderably below the lower face of the insoleengaging plate 49, as shown in Fig. 1, and from that position they are raised to wipe the upper about the toe upwardly to the edge of theins'ole before wiping it inwardly over the insole. For this purpose the member which supports the wipers is vertically movable in its bearing in the head 3 as hereinbefore described. To effect such movement of the member 5 there is adjustably threaded in its lower end a vertical rod 175 having fast thereon a hand wheel 177 by which it may be turned to var y the height of the member 5 and the wipers. This rod is reduced at its lower end as indicated at 179, and on this reduced portion of the rod, between the hand wheel 177 and a nut 181 on the lower end of the rod, is a short sleeve 183. This sleeve has thereon a pair of forwardly and rearwardly extending pins 185 on which are pivoted depending links 187, and the lower ends of these links are pivotally connected thus be evident that by depressing the left-hand portion of the treadle 197 the operator may lift the member 5 and with it the wipers 9 to eif ect the up-v wiping operation of the Wipers on-the toe end of the upper. The limitof downward movement of the member 5 is determined by engagement of a screw 200 on the bell-crank lever 189 with the base casting 1.

In order that the wipers 9 may operate on the upper with the best results in wiping its margin inwardly over the insole, it is necessary that they be properly positioned heightwise of the shoe at the beginning of the overwiping operation, since if they are too low they may tend to displace the margin of the insole in wiping the upper inwardly and if, on the otherhand, they are too high they may fail to wipe the upper tightly inward at the extreme edge of the insole and-may, moreover, partially lose control of the upper between the upwiping operation and the overwiping operation so that more or less of the beneficialeffects of the upwiping will be lost. In order to relieve the operator of the necessity of exercising Since the pivot-pin 159 .to

great care to terminate the upwiping movement of the wipers at the right point for the beginning of the overwiping operation, and therefore to enable him to perform the toe-lasting operation more speedily than would otherwise be possible" and with better insurance of.- the best results, the machine herein shown is provided with means that acts automatically, to stopthe upwiping movement of the wipers when they are in proper position for the overwiping operation; This means comprises a small hand wheel 201 (Figs. 1 and 3) fast on the upper end of a rod 203' which normally occupies a substantially vertical position. The rod 203 is located at the rear of the machine and is threaded at its lower end in an arm 205 which is mounted to turn freely on a fixed horizontal rod 207 extending through the head 3. On the upper end of the vertically movable wipersupporting member 5 is an upstanding lug 209 in which is rotatably mounted a shaft 211 having fast on its rear end a short arm 213. Mounted on the arm 213 is a sleeve member 215 which encircles the rod 203 below the hub of the hand wheel 201, this sleeve member having fast thereon a pin 217 which is freely rotatable in a bearing in the arm 213. The sleeve member 215 is thus movable upwardly and downwardly along the rod 203 as the wiper-supporting member 5 is raised and lowered. Fast on the forward end of the shaft 211 is. an upstanding hand lever 219, and pressing upwardly I against an ear 221 on this hand lever is a spring-controlled plunger 223 mounted in the member 5. The arm 213 is thus maintained yieldingly in a substantially upright position with the rod 203 substantially vertical. With the parts in these positions the hub of the hand wheel 201 serves as a positive stop for engaging the sleeve member 215 to limit the upward movement of the member 5 and accordingly the upwiping movement of the wipers, the rod 203 being so adjusted that the wipers will thus be stopped inthe right position for the overwiping operation, having regard to the thickness ofv the insole and of the upper materials. 7

After the upwiping operation has been effected as above described by movement of the treadle 197 and after the upper has been wiped inwardly over the feather and against the lip of the insole by advancing and closing movements of the wipers in response to movement of the hand lever 29, it maybe desired to fasten the toe end of the upper in lasted position by use of a binder wire. While the wipers are holding the upper in lasted position the operator accordingly drives a tack through the upper and intothe insole at each side of the toe at or near the end of the tip line, preferably by use of a hand tacker, and thereafter twists one end of a binder wire around the tack at the rear side of the shoe, pulls the wire'tightly around the toe under the toe wipers and then twists it around the other tack. Conveniently the binder wire is held in the form of a coil on a reel 22'! supported on the front of the machine, and preferably a clip (not shown) is' provided on the wiper holder 7 to hold the loose end of the wire in a conveniently accessible position. In order to facilitate the applica tion of the wire to the shoe under the wipers while the wipers remain in their advancedand closed positions over the shoe bottom, the construction shown is such that a short upward movement of the wipers may be effected beyond the limit of movement determined by the stop 201.

To permit such movement the operator swings the handlever 219 toward the left (Fig. 1) againstthe resistance of the spring plunger 223, so as to lower the sleeve member 215 along the rod 203 by the swinging of the arm 213 from its substantially vertical position, the rod 203 being simultaneously swung about the rod 207. a The wipers may then be moved farther upwardly by the treadle 197.

Such further upward movement of the wipers is stopped while they are still in control of the upper by engagement of a forked lug 229 on the member 5 with the lower end of a sleeve or stop 231 adjustably threaded on the rod 203, the lug 229 having a slot therein through which the rod 203 extends and being'arr'anged to limit swinging of the rod under the influence of the spring plunger 223. Preferably the sleeve 231 is so adjusted on the rod that the wipers may be raised about an eighth of an inch higher than the position determined by the stop 201 so as to relieve the downward pressure of the wipers on the upper sufficiently to permit the binder wire to be readily pulled inward beneath the wipers. After the operator has pulled the binder wiretightly inward against the upstanding margin of the upper, he may force the wipers again downward by use of the treadle 197 to press the wire more firmly against the upper before fastening it to the. tack at the forward side of the shoe. 1 r

Further to insurethat the wipers will under all conditions act on the upper with substantially equal pressures at the opposite sides of the toe,

the wipers themselves are so controlled as to permit them to swing as a unit laterally of the shoe in a horizontal plane in responseto pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon. For this purpose the vertically movable wiper-supporting member 5 is mounted to turn freely in its bearing in the head 3. The member 5 has a yoke member 230 secured to its'lower end by a screw 232, this screw serving also to bind the lower endof the member 5, which is split vertically, upon the upper end of the threaded rod175. The yoke 'mem her 230 has projecting from it two arms 233, one of which is shown in Fig. 1, which are spaced apart and are positioned at opposite sides of a vertical portion 235 of the head casting 3. The arms 233 thus'serve to prevent undue swinging of the wipers laterally of the shoe while permitting them to swing far enough for the purpose described. It will be observed that while the axis of lateral swinging movement of the jack and shoe is located, as hereinbefore described, substantially at the end of the toe of the shoe, the axis of swinging movement of the wipers is located at a considerable distance to the left of the wipers (Fig. 1)' so that they may shift bodily in directions widthwise of the shoe.

While the unjacking of the shoe and the return of the jack to its starting position may be effected manually by use of the handle 125 as hereinbefore described, the machine is further provided with means whereby the right knee of the operator may be used instead for this purpose. On the bell-crank lever is formed a downwardly extending sleeve 237 (Fig. 1) in which is secured the upper end of a depending rod 239, and on this rod there is mounted in convenient position to be engaged by the knee of the operator a rubber pad 241 By this means the operator may swing the bell-crank lever 115 to break the toggle 117, 119 and also the toggle 123, 155 while both his hands are free to remove the shoe from the jack when it is released. This not only permits a saving of time in the removal of the shoe, but also permits the unjacking of the shoe to be'effected more easily than if the handle were utilized for the purpose. It will be understood that when the toggle 117, 119 is broken and the pawls 129 are raised to release the heel rest rod '93, the spring 127 becomes effective to withdraw the heel rest from the shoe and also cooperates with gravity in lowering the toe rest 51. To assist in moving the jack quickly to the right when the toggle 123, is broken, there is provided a spring 243 connected at its left-hand end to the jack carriage 149 and at its right-hand end to a hook on the head casting 3. It will be understood that this spring is tensioned by the movement of the jack carriage toward the left in presenting the shoe to the wipers. Movement of the jack carriage toward the right under the influence of the spring is limited by a stop 244 on the head 3.

Inthe operation of the machine to last the toe of a welt shoe the operator places a shoe, which may have been pulled over in the usual manner, with the bottom face of the toe end of the in sole in engagement with the plate 49 and with the lip of the insole also in engagement with this plate around the end and along the sides of the toe, the machine having already been provided with a plate of the proper shape for the particular size and style of shoe; At this time the toe wipers are in their lowermost position, the weight of the member 5 and the parts supported thereon being substantially counterbalanced by a spring 2 15 which rests on a lug 247 on the base casting 1 and is engaged by a collar 249 fast on the rod 175. While holding the shoe with his left hand in the position determined by the plate 49, the operator swings the arm 123 of the jacking mechanism from its upraised position downwardly into the substantially horizontal position determined by engagement of the arm with the abutment 169, making use of the handle 125 on the arm for this purpose. In response to such downward movement of the arm 123 the toe rest 51 is first raised into position to clamp the shoe against the plate 49 and then the heel rest 53 is moved into firm engagement with the heel end of the shoe, so that the shoe is rigidly clamped in the shoe holder or jack, the heel rest being locked in operative position by the pawls 129. The downward movement of the arm 123 also causes the jack to move toward the left and thus to carry the shoe toward the wipers, the exact position to which the jack is thus moved being determined by the adjustment of the sleeve on the stud '167.

The shoe'having been positioned and clamped as above described, the operator pulls the hand lever 29 toward the right, thereby advancing and closing the wipers about'the toe below the level of the insole. The operator then turns the margin of the upper outwardly over the wipers and presses it upon them by means of a suitable hand tool such as commonly used for that purpose.

While controlling the upper with this tool he depresses the left-hand end of the treadle 197 and thus moves the wipers upwardly to effect the desired unwiping and upper-tensioning operation, backing off the wipers by means of the hand lever 29 as may be required by the contour of the end and side faces of the last. The operator thus continues to raise the wipers until their upwardmovement is stopped by contact of the stop member 201 with the sleeve 215. The wipers are then in exactly the right relation to the shoe to begin the overwiping operation, the stop member 201 having been adjusted heightwise of the shoe in accordance with the characteristics of the work on which the machine is to operate. The operator, therefore, immediately swings the hand lever 29 farther to the right to cause the wipers to advance and close over the shoe bottom and thus to wipe the margin of the upper over the.

feather of the insole and against the lip of the insole backed up by the plate 49. After the wipers have been advanced and closed over the extreme edge of the insole the operator may, if desired, force them more firmly down toward the bottom of the last by use of the treadle 197. In case the wipers bear harder on one side of the toe than on the other side in the upwiping and overwiping operations, the jack may swing with the shoe about the axis of the pin 7'7 or the wipers may swing laterally of the shoe about the'axis of their supporting member 5, or both such swinging movements may occur, until the pressures of the wipers at the opposite sides of the toe are substantially equalized.

Having effected the overwiping operation, by repeated movements of the hand lever 29 if de-- sired, and while the wipers are holding the upper in overwiped position, the operator drives tacks through the upper and into the insole at or near the opposite ends of the tip line andthen wraps the end of the binder wire around the tack at the rear side of the shoe. Instead of retracting the wipers horizontally away from the insole lip, he may then swing the hand lever 219 in such manner as to lower the sleeve 215 away from the stop member 201, and thereafter by use'of the treadle 19'7 he raises the wipers a short further distance determined by contact of the lug 229 with the sleeve 231. He then pulls the binder wire inwardly between the lower faces of the wipers and the upper and draws it tightly against the upstanding margin of the upper. Thereafter by use of the treadle the wipers are preferably again lowered to press the binder wire more firmly against the upper. the wipers in depressed position the operator then wraps the binder wire around the tack at the forward'side of the shoe and severs the wire behind the tack. The lasting of the toe having thus been completed, the operator withdraws'the wipers from over the shoe bottom by movement of the hand lever 29 and by pushing upon the pad 241 with his knee causes the unjacking of the shoe and the movement of th e jack to the right into the position determined by the stop 244. It will be understood that the operator supports the shoe in his hands as his thus released and then removes it from the machine.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting'ma'chine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting 'means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe, and mechanism movable by the operator to force said toe rest and-heel rest into engagement with the shoe after the shoe has been engaged with said positioning means.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means there'- on, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and I at the heel end to hold the shoe, and controlling mechanism common to said toe rest and heel rest for first moving the toe rest into engagement with the shoe after the shoe has been engaged with said positioning means and for thereafter movingthe heel rest into shoe-engaging position.

While holding- 3. In a iasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning-a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe, and mechanism forat the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, and mechanism for controlling said toe rest and heel rest including a member movable to 'force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, said mechanism being constructed to move first the toe rest and then the heel rest into engagement with the shoe in response to movement of said member in one direction.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned,

a lever, devices operatively related respectively to.

the opposite end portions of said lever for'ior'cing.

said toe rest and heel rest against the shoe in response to bodily movement of the lever, and means arranged to act on said lever between-its opposite end portions for imparting to it such bodily movement.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning ashoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means-theree on, a toe rest and a heel rest for engagingthe shoe respectively at the top of the forepart' and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, a floating lever connected to said toe rest and heel rest for forcing them against theshoe, and another lever for operating said floating lever..

7. In a lasting'machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the cperation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heelrest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, a floating lever, devices operatively related respectively to the opposite end portions of said. floating lever for forcing said toe rest and heel rest against the shoe by movement of said lever, another lever arranged to act on said floating lever in a location between its opposite end portions, and a toggle for operating said other lever.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means theieon, a toe rest anda heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned,

a floating lever, devices operatively related respectively to the opposite end portions of said lever for forcingsaid toe rest and heel rest against the shoe by bodily movement of the lever, and

means arranged to act on said lever in a location.

between its opposite end portions but comparatively near the end thereof which operates the toe rest for moving first the toe rest and-then the heel rest into engagement with the shoe.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging th'eshoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, a floating lever movable bodily to force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, and a spring arranged to oppose the movement of the heel rest toward the shoe to render toggle arranged to be straightened to maintain both the toe rest and the heel rest in shoe-engaging positions.

11. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, mechanism common to said toe rest and heel rest for forcing them both against the shoe, and means for locking said heel rest in shoeengaging position independently of the toe rest.

12. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a 7 shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, mechanism for controlling said toe rest and heel rest including a member movable by the operator to force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, and means for locking the heel rest in shoe-engaging position independently of the toe rest.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at thetop of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe thus positioned, mechanism including a toggle arranged to be straightened to force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, and additional means for locking the heel rest in shoe-engaging position independently of the toe rest.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, said device being constructed to deterinine the position of the shoe in relation thereto heightwise, lengthwise and laterally, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe in the relation to the device thus determined, and mechanism movable by the operator to force said toe rest and heel rest against the shoe.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for position- 1 ing a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, said device being constructed to determine the position of the shoe in relation thereto heightwise, lengthwise and laterally, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe in the relation to the device thus determined, and mechanism for forcing first the toe rest and thenthe heel rest against the shoe.

16. Ina lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for positioning a shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, said device being constructed to determine the position of the shoe in relation thereto heightwise, lengthwise and laterally, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe in the relation to the device thus determined, and mechanism for controlling said toe rest and heel rest including a member movable to force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, said mechanism being constructed to move first the toe rest and then the heel rest into engagement with the shoein response to movement of said member in one direction.

17. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for engaging the bottom of a shoe to position the shoe for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest movable into clamping engagement with the shoe at the top of the forepart while the operator holds the shoe against said positioning means in presenting the shoe initially to the machine, a heel rest movable thereafter into engagement with the heel end of the shoe, and mechanism common to said toe rest and heel rest for operating them.

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of means for engaging the bottom of a shoe to position the shoe for the operation ofsaid toe-lasting means thereon, a toe rest movable by the operator into clamping engagement with the shoe at the top of the forepart while he holds the shoe against said positioning means in presenting the shoe initially to the machine, and a heel rest also movable by the operator into engagement with the heel end of the shoe.

19. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for engaging the bottom face of 'a shoe in locations substantially at the end and the sides of the toe to determine the position of the shoe with respect to lengthwise and lateral tipping movements in the toelasting operation, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, and means movable into clamping engagement with the shoe at the forepart while the operator holds the shoe against said device in presenting the shoe initially to the machine.

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for engaging the bottom facev of a shoe in locations substantially at the end and the sides of the toe to determine the position of the shoe with respect to lengthwise and lateral tipping movements in the toelasting operation, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, and a toe rest movable by the operator into clamping engagement with the shoe at the top of the forepart while the operator holds the shoe against said device in presenting the shoe initially to the machine.

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of a device constructed and arranged to engage the bottom face of a shoe in locations substantially at the end and the sides of the toe to position the shoe with the bottom of 22. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of adevice forengaging the bottom face of a shoe to position the shoe with the bottom of its toe end in substantially parallel relation to the plane of said wipers, said device" being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against itby the operator and being fixed against movement in directions heightwise of the shoe in the operation of the machine on the shoe, a toe rest, movable into engagement with the shoe at the top of the forepart to clamp it against said device while the operator holds the shoe against said device in pre-' senting the shoe initially to the machine, and a heel rest arranged to engage the heel end of the shoe to assist in'holding it against lengthwise movement in the lasting operation.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of a'device for engaging the bottom face of a shoe to position the shoe with the bottom of its toe end insubstantially parallel relation to the plane of said wipers, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it bythe operator and being fixed against movement in directions heightwise of the shoe in the operation of the machine on the shoe, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the taper the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe, and mechanism movable by the operator toforce said toe rest and heel rest against the shoe after the operator has presented the shoe in contact with said device.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting wipers, of a device for engaging the bottom face of a shoe to position the shoe with the bottom of its toe end in substantially parallel relation to the plane of said wipers, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator'and being fixed against movement in directions heightwise of the shoe in the operation of the machineon the shoe, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe, and means for moving first the toe rest and then the heel rest into engagement with the shoe after the shoe has been presented in contact with said device.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting the toe end of a shoe having a sole provided with a lip thereon, of a device constructed and arranged to position the shoe relatively to said toe-lasting means by engagement with the inner face of said lip at the end and the sides of the toe and by engagement with the sole adjacent to said lip, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, and means movable into engagement with the shoe to clamp the shoe against said device while theoperator holds the shoe in contact withthe' device in presenting the shoe initially to the machine.

26. In a lasting machine, the c'oinbination'with means for lasting the toe end of a shoe having a sole providedwith a lip thereon, of a device constructed and arranged to position the shoe relatively to saidtoe-lasting means by engagement with the inner face of said lip at the end and .the sides of the toe and by engagement with the sole adjacent tosaid lip, said device being supported in'position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, a toe rest for engaging theshoe at the top of the'forepart to clamp it against said device, and means movable by the operator to force said toe rest against the shoe while'he holds the shoe in contact with said device in presenting the shoe initially to the machine.

' 27. In a lasting .machine, the combination with means for lasting the toe end of a shoe having a sole provided with a lip thereon, of a device constructed and arranged to position the shoerelatively to said toe-lasting means by engagement with the inner face of said lip at the end and the sides of the toe and by engagement with the sole adjacent to said lip, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, a toe rest movable into engagement with the shoe at the top of the fore,

part to clamp the shoe against said device'while the operator holds the shoe in contact with the device in presenting the shoe initially to the machine, and a heel rest arranged to engage the heel end of the shoe to assist in holding it against lengthwise movement in the lasting operation.

I 28. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting the toe end of a shoe having a sole provided with a lip thereon, of a device constructed and arranged to position the shoe relatively to said toe-lasting means by engagement with the inner face of'said lip at the end and the sides of the toe and by engagement with the sole adjacent to said lip, said device being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the top of the forepart and at the heel end to hold the shoe, and meansfor moving first the toe rest and then the heel rest into engagement with the shoe after the'shoe has been presented in contact with said device.

29. In a lasting machine, the combination with means forlasting the toe end of a shoe having a sole provided with a lip thereon, of a device constructed and arranged to position the shoe relativelyto said toe-lasting means by engagement 7 with the inner face of said lip at the end and the sides of the toe and by engagement with the sole adjacent'to said .lip, said device-being supported in position for the bottom of the shoe to be placed against it by the operator and being fixed against movement in directionsheightwise of the shoe in the operation of the machine on the shoe, and means movable into position to clamp the shoe first at the top of the forepart and then at the operator to straighten said toggle, and another I member'arranged to be engaged by the operator to break said toggle and release the shoe.

31. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting-means, of means for clamping'a'shoe to hold it for the operation of said toe-lasting means thereon, said clamping means including a toggle arranged to be straightened to clamp the shoe, a member movable by the operators hand to straighten said toggle, and another member arranged to be moved by the operators knee to break said toggle and release the shoe.

. 32. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a device for engaging the bottom of a shoe to position it for the operation of said toe-lastingmeans thereon, a toe rest and a heel rest for engaging the shoe respectively at the topJof the forepart'and at the heel end to hold the shoe, mechanism including a toggle arranged to be straightened to force both the toe rest and the heel rest against the shoe, a member arranged to be engaged by the operator to straighten said toggle, and another-member arranged to be engaged by the operator to break said toggle and release the'shoe.

33. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder'movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoe thereon from a position in which it receives each shoe intoposition to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means, and a toggle arranged to be straightened to move the shoe holder thus to a predetermined shoe presenting position and then to prevent automatically reverse movement of the holder. 34. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder movable in a direction lengthwise of a shoe thereon from aposition in which it receives each shoe into position to present the. shoeito the toe-lasting means, a toggle arranged to'be straightened to move the shoe holder thusto 'a predetermined shoe-presenting position, and means for preliminarily varying the position of said toggle to vary the position to which theshoe holder is moved'by'the straightening of the toggle., 35. In a lasting machine, thecombination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder including a shoe rest forengaging a shoe at the top of-the forepart, said holder being movable in. a "direction lengthwise of the shoe from a position in which it receives each shoe into position to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means, and means .for predetermining the position to which said holder is moved in thus presenting each shoe.

36. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a. shoe holder comprising members for clamping a shoe at'the bottomand the top of the forepart and also a heel rest for engaging'the heel end of the shoe,'said shoe holder being movable in a direction lengthwise of the shoe from a position in which it receives each shoe into position to present the shoe to the toe lasting means, andmeans for predetermining the position to'which said holder is moved in thuspresenting each shoe. I

37. In a lasting machine, the'combination with toe-lasting means, of, a shoe holder comprising adevicefor engaging the bottom ofa shoe and also a toe rest and a heel rest, said shoe holder being 'movable in. a direction lengthwise *of the shoe from a position-in which it receives each shoe into position to present the shoe to the'toelasting means, and a toggle arranged to be straightened to impart, such-movement to the shoe holder=and then automatically to prevent Y reverse. movement ofthe-holder.

shoe to present the shoe to'the toe-lasting means, and mechanism for operating said clamping means to clamp the shoe and for simultaneously imparting'to the'shoe holder its shoe-presenting movement. I

39. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder having means for clamping a shoe thereon, said shoe holder being movable in ,a direction lengthwise of the shoe to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means, a member movable to operate said clam-ping means to clamp the shoe, and mechanism for imparting to said shoe holder its shoe-presentingmovement by the same movement of said member.

40. In a'lasting machine, the combination. with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder having means for clamping a shoe thereon, said shoe holder being movable in a directionrlengthwise of the shoe to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means, a lever movable by the operator-to operate said clamping means to clamp the shoe, and mechanism arranged tobe operated by the same movement of said.- lever to impart to said shoe holder its shoe-presenting movement.

41. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means,,of'a shoe holderhaving means for clamping a shoe thereon, said shoe holder being movable in a direction lengthwise of the shoe to present the shoe to the toe-lasting means, a lever movable-to operate said clamping means to clamp the shoe, and means cooperating with'said lever to providea toggle for imparting to the shoe holder its shoe-presenting movement as the clamping means is operated.

42. In a lasting machine, the-combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe holder having means forclampinga shoe thereon, saidshoe holder being movable in a directionlengthwise of the shoe to presentthe shoe to the toe-lasting means, a toggle arranged to be straightened to operate said clamping means toclamp theshoe, and-anothertoggle connected to-said first-named toggle for straightening movement at the same time to impart to the shoe holder its-shoe-presenting movement.

43. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe support mounted for free swingingmovement With a shoe thereon about an axisextending heightW-ise of theshoe in the vicinity of its toe end in response to pres sure of the lasting means at one side orthe other of the toe to permit the shoe'to adjust itself to the lasting means in the lasting operation.

4A. In a lasting machine, the combination with toe-lasting means, of a shoe support pivotally mounted for swinging movement about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe inthe vicinity of its'toe end in response to pressure of the lasting means at one side or the other of the-toe to permit the shoe to adjust itself to the lasting means in the lasting operation, and an antifriction bearing for said'shoe support at a distance from its 7 pivotal mounting to facilitate its swinging movement.

- 45. Inalastingmach-ine, the combination with toe-lasting-wipers formed to embrace the toe end, of a shoe, of a shoe-holder mounted-for free movementwith a shoe thereon in one direction ortheother laterally of ,the-shoe in response to pressure of the wipers-at oneside-or the other of thetoe to permit the shoe to adjust-itself to the wipersin. the lasting operation.

46. In, alasting machine, the'combination with toe lastingwipers formed to embrace thevtoe shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in a location substantially at its toe-end face in response to pressure of the wipers at one side or the other of the toe to permit the shoe to adjust itself to the wipers in the lasting operation.

47. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means formed to embracethe toe end of a shoe and mounted for movement as a unit laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of one side or the other :of the toe thereon, and shoe-positioning means constructed to permit also'lateral movement of the shoe in response to pressure of the lasting means on one side or the other of the toe.

48. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means formed to embrace the toe end. ofa shoe and mounted for movement as a unit laterally of the n shoe in response to pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon, and a shoe holder mounted for movement with the shoe in one direction or the other laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of the lasting means on one side or the other of the toe.

49. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means formed to embrace the toe end of a shoe and mounted for swinging movement laterally of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in response to pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon in the lasting operation, and shoe-positioning means constructed to permit also free swinging movement of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in the vicinity of its toe end in response to pressure of the lasting means on one side or the other of the toe.

50. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting wipers formed to embrace the toe end of a shoe and mounted for bodily movement as a unit laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon, and a shoe holder mounted for movement with the shoe in one di rection or the other laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on one side or the other of the toe.

51. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting wipers formed to embrace the toe end of a shoe and mounted for bodily swinging movement as a unit laterally of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in response to. pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon, and a shoe holder mounted for swinging movement in one direction or the other laterally of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on one side or the other of the toe.

52. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting wipers formed to embrace the toe end of a shoe and mounted for bodily swinging movement as a unit laterally of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in a location at a substantial distance from the end of the toe in response to pressure of one side or the other of the toe thereon, and a shoe holder mounted for swinging movement in one direction or the other laterally of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in a location substantially at the end of the toe in response to pressure of the wipers on one side or the other of the toe.

53. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, and a support for said wipers mounted for swinging movement with the wipers about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe and located farther from the toe end of the shoe than the wipers in response to pressure of one side or the other of the toe on the wipers. I

54. In a lasting machine; the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, a support for said wipers, and a member in which said wiper support is mounted for movement heightwise-of the shoe with the wipers and also for turning movement about'an axis extending heightwise of the shoe in response to pressure of one sideor the other of the toe on the wipers.

55. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means for effecting relative movement of said shoe-positioning means and wipers heightwise of a shoe first to causethe Wipers to wipe the upper around the toeto the edge of the shoe bottomprior to wiping it inwardly over the shoe bottom and thereafter to cause them to relax their pressure on the upper while over the shoe bottom, and limiting means for stopping such relative movement first when the wipers are in'proper relation to the shoe to Wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom and thereafter when they are in pressure-relaxing relation to the upper but still in control of the upper.

56. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means for effecting relative movement of said shoe-positioning means andwipers heightwise of Y a shoe to cause the wipers to wipe the upper around the toe to the edge of the shoe bottom, limiting means for stopping such relative movement when the wipers are in proper relation to theshoe to wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom, said limiting means being displaceable to permit a iurther relative movement of the shoe-positioning means and the wipers in the same direction after the overwiping operation, and additional limiting means for stopping such further relative movement While the wipersare still in control of the upper.

7 57. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers,

means for effecting relative movement of said shoe-positioning means and Wipers heightwise of a shoe including a sole member havinga lip or shoulder thereon to cause the wipers to wipe the upper around the toe to the edge of said sole -mem-' ber, limiting means for stopping such relative movement when the wipers are in proper relation to' the shoe to wipe the upper inwardly over the margin of the sole member and against said lip or shoulder, said' limiting means being displaceable to permit a further relative movement of the shoe-positioning means and the wipers in the same direction after the overwiping operation to provide room for a toe binder to be applied between the wiping faces of the'wipers and the upper, and additional limiting means arranged to stop such further relative movement while the wipers are still in position to hold the upper against said lip or shoulder.

58. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe first to cause them to wipe the upper around the toe to the edge of the shoe bottom priorto wiping it inwardly over the shoe bottom and thereafter to cause them to relax their pressure on the upper while over the shoe bottom, and limiting means constructed and arranged to stop positively such movement of the wipers heightwise of the shoe whentheyarein-proper relation to theshoe for the overwiping operation and thereafter when they are in pressure-relaxing relation to the upper but still :in control of the upper.

59. In a lasting machine, thecombination with shoe-positioning means, 'of toe-lasting wipers, means for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe in wiping-contact with the upper, members arranged to contact with each-other to stop such movement of the wipers heightwise-of the shoe when they'are imposition to wipe the upper inwardly over-the shoe bottom, said members being relatively displaceable to permit a further move ment'of the wipers in the same-direction heightwise of the shoe after the overwiping operation, and additional means for stopping such further movement of the 'wipers while they are still in control of the upper, 1

-60. In a lasting machine, thecombination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means -for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe in wiping contact with the upper, a stop member, another member movable heightwise of the shoewith the wipers and arranged to engage said stop member to stop such moveme nt of the wipers when-they are in ,position to wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom, said members being relatively displaceable to permit a further movement of the wipersin the same direction heightwise of the shoe after the overwiping opera tion, anotherstop member, and another member movable-heightwise of the shoe with the wipers and-arranged to engage said other stop member to limit suchfurther movement of the wipers.

61. In a-lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means for moving said wipersheightwise of a shoe in wiping contact with theupper, astop member, another member movable heightwise of the shoe with the wipers and arranged to engage said stop member to stop suchmovement of the wipers when they are in position .to wipe the upper inwardly'over the shoe bottom, .said other member being displaceable to permit a further movement of the wipers in the same direction heightwiseof the shoe after the overwiping operation, and additional means including another member movable heightwise of the shoe with the wipers forlimiting such further movement of the wipers.

62. In a lastingmachine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, meansior moving said wipersheightwise of a shoe inwiping-contact withthe upper, a rod having a stop member thereon, a sleeve on said ro'd movable heightwiseof the shoe with the wipers for engaging saidstop member to stop the movement-of the wipers when they are in position to wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom, means for displacing said sleeve relatively to the stop member to permit a further movement of the wipers in the same direction heightwise of the shoe, another stop member on said rod, and means movable heightwise of the shoe with the wipers into engagement with said other stop membertolimitsuch further movement of the wipers. 63. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means 'for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe in wiping contact with the upper, a stop member, a member movable with the wipers heightwise of the shoe and arranged to engage said stop member to stop the movement of the wipers whentheyarein positionlto wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom, and spring-means against the resistance of which said members are relatively displaceable to permit further movement of the wipers in the same. direction heightwise of the shoe.

64. Ina lasting machine,-the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers, means for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe innwiping contact with the upper, a stop member, a member movable with the wipers heightwise of the shoe and arranged to engage said stop member to stop the movement of the wipers when they are in position to wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom, and a support for the member that is movable with the wipers mounted for turning movement to dis place it relatively to said stop member and thus to permit a further movement of the wipers in the same direction heightwise of the shoe.

65. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers,

means for moving said wipers heightwise of a shoe in wiping contact with the upper, a rod having a stop member thereon, a sleeve on said rod movable heightwise of the shoe with the wipers for engaging said stop member to stop the movement sleeve member relatively to the stop member and thereby topermita further movement of the wipers in the same direction heightwise of the shoe.

WILLIAM THOMAS BUCKINGHAM ROBERTS. 

